If a Peekapoo exhibits distress after ten minutes of solitude, what interval must training sessions start at for established SA?

Intervals shorter than ten minutes, such as two minutes or thirty seconds

When managing established separation anxiety (SA) through desensitization and counter-conditioning, the foundational rule is to practice below the dog's known threshold of panic. If a dog reliably begins having accidents or barking after ten minutes of alone time, attempting to practice at ten minutes will only reinforce the anxiety response. Therefore, practice sessions must commence at intervals significantly shorter than the failure point—perhaps two minutes, or even just thirty seconds where the owner steps briefly out of sight. The goal is repeated, successful, brief absences, slowly building duration only after the dog is completely relaxed during the shorter intervals.